Plight (?), obs. imp. & p. p. of
Plight, to pledge. Chaucer.
Plight, obs. imp. & p. p. of
Pluck. Chaucer.
Plight, v. t. [OE. pliten;
probably through Old French, fr. LL. plectare, L.
plectere. See Plait, Ply.] To weave; to
braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and plight."
Chaucer.
A plighted garment of divers
colors.
Milton.
Plight (?), n. A network; a plait;
a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] "Many a folded plight."
Spenser.
Plight, n. [OE. pliht danger,
engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. pleón to risk;
akin to D. plicht duty, G. pflicht, Dan. pligt.
√28. Cf. Play.] 1. That which is
exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage;
a pledge. "That lord whose hand must take my plight."
Shak.
2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge,
but at least influenced by OF. plite, pliste,
ploit, ploi, a condition, state; cf. E. plight to
fold, and F. pli a fold, habit, plier to fold, E.
ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger,
often being implied; as, a luckless plight. "Your
plight is pitied." Shak.
To bring our craft all in another
plight
Chaucer.
Plight, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plighting.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger,
pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage,
impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. förplikta, Dan.
forpligte. See Plight, n.]
1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the
performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; --
never applied to property or goods. " To do them plighte
their troth." Piers Plowman.
He plighted his right hand
Unto another love, and to another land.
Spenser.
Here my inviolable faith I plight.
Dryden.
2. To promise; to engage; to
betroth.
Before its setting hour, divide
The bridegroom from the plighted bride.
Sir W.
Scott.
